War
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Nov- 2018 -23 November
Dan Grazier: More money won’t solve US military problems
The US is spending trillions on building a massive conventional military that doesn’t meet the realities of modern hybrid conflicts, Dan Grazier says
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23 November
Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to talks on UN running Hodeidah, envoy says
The UN envoy to Yemen urged warring sides to "keep the peace" in Hodeidah, saying rebels agreed to talks on the UN taking a leading role in running the port
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23 November
Four killed in attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan claimed by Balochi separatists
Four people were killed when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karach, an attack claimed by a Balochi separatist group
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23 November
Afghanistan: Soldiers killed in suicide attack on Khost army base mosque
An explosion rocked a mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing or wounding a number of soldiers, officials said
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22 November
Mali: Dogon hunters kill a dozen Fulani herders after rejecting ceasefire
Dogon hunters were blamed for killing a dozen Fulani herders in Ouenkoro in Mali, after an ethnic Dogon armed group rejected a month-old ceasefire
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22 November
Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria
Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia and residents said
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22 November
Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo
Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there were no casualties, UN sources said
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22 November
Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region
Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border
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21 November
G5 Sahel Joint Force better than UN’s Minusma, Mauritania president says
The G5 Sahel joint force set up to fight jihadists is more effective – with fewer resources – than the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mauritania's president said
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21 November
Turkey court jails 3 for life over 2016 Ankara bombing claimed by Kurdish militants
A Turkish court sentenced three people to life in prison over a 2016 suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 36 people and was claimed by Kurdish militant group TAK
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